A Jose Cuervo tequila tanks was shot about 656 meters into the air by the explosion. AFP via Getty Images A team of 50 firefighters arrived to put out the fire on Tuesday, with the clean up ...

At least six workers died in a fiery explosion at the Jose Cuervo tequila factory in Mexico, which sent one tank flying 656 feet into the air, officials said. The hellish blaze broke out at around ...

In Tequila Wars: José Cuervo and the Bloody Struggle for the Spirit of Mexico, award-winning journalist Ted Genoways turns his eye on Cuervo himself and chronicles how he transformed a struggling ...

An explosion at a tequila plant in Mexico killed at least five people and forced evacuations.. At least five are dead after a 500,000-litre tank exploded at Jose Cuervo's Rojeña plant in Tequila ...

Casa Cuervo is the world’s largest producer of the Mexican spirit, according to its website, encompassing the Jose Cuervo and Tequila 1800 brands, among others.“The incident involved the ...

MARTÍNEZ: That's Ted Genoways, author of "Tequila Wars: Jose Cuervo And The Bloody Struggle For The Spirit of Mexico." We spoke about his new book chronicling Mexico's oldest alcohol brand.

Ted Genoways, author of Tequila Wars: José Cuervo and the Bloody Struggle for the Spirit of Mexico, spoke to Morning Edition about his new book tracing the turbulent history of Mexico's oldest ...

What's in a name? José Cuervo's namesake tequila brand is intertwined with some of the most pivotal moments in Mexican history, from gaining independence from Spain in 1821 to the Mexican Revolution.